TFD Report
KARACHI: Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Dewan University (SBBDU) has entered into a strategic academic partnership with Lakhmir Zamurani to establish DXL (Dewan × Lakhmir), a specialized institute aimed at providing structured professional education in artificial intelligence, technology, blockchain, Web3, trading, forex, stocks, crypto, and the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)
This official partnership agreement was signed on 14-09-2026 at the Grand Ballroom, Marriott Hotel Karachi, Between Mr. Yousuf Dewan, Mr. Aurangzeb, Vice Chancellor of SBBDU and Mr Lakhmir Zamurani, Founder of DXL.
The initiative seeks to bridge the gap between growing participation in digital financial markets and the availability of structured, professionally delivered education in Pakistan.
Under the partnership, DXL will offer a comprehensive suite of professional programs encompassing AI tech, blockchain, Web3, trading, forex, stocks, crypto, and PSX dynamics. The flagship 12-week Professional Diploma comprises 288 contact hours with a strong emphasis on practical learning. The curriculum covers foundational technology, market structure, price action, risk management, and trading psychology, concluding with a supervised live-trading practicum using demo accounts. Instruction is delivered through a practitioner-led approach by active market professionals with instruction provided by Educational authorities alongside structured academic learning.
DXL is expanding its footprint all over Pakistan, establishing core hubs starting from Park Towers, Clifton and Dewan University in Korangi Industrial Area. Designed to accommodate significantly large cohorts well beyond traditional classroom limits, these state-of-the-art hubs will feature dedicated faculty and administrative infrastructure. A robust hybrid learning model will simultaneously facilitate participation for students and professionals nationwide.
The establishment of DXL comes at a time when interest and participation in digital assets and emerging financial technologies are expanding rapidly. Despite this growth, access to structured education covering the interconnected fields of cryptocurrency, forex, blockchain and Web3 remains limited.
DXL aims to address this educational gap by bringing these areas together within a single learning pathway, combining academic discipline with practical exposure to modern financial markets.
Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Aurangzeb, Vice Chancellor of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Dewan University (SBBDU), said:
“Our responsibility is to prepare students for the economy they will actually work in. Digital markets are no longer peripheral to finance, and this partnership allows us to teach them with the rigour any academic programme demands.”
Lakhmir Zamurani, Founder of DXL, said the new institute would provide aspiring market participants with the structured foundation that is often missing from self-directed learning.
“Thousands of people in this country are already active in these markets, most of them self-taught and without structure. DXL exists to give that a proper foundation, taught by people who trade rather than people who only read about it,” he said.
The partnership is expected to create a dedicated platform for students, young professionals and others seeking systematic knowledge of emerging digital markets and financial technologies.
Applications for the first DXL cohort will open soon for further information regarding admissions, eligibility and programme. Further information available at www.dxl.academy.
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